Buttercup went straight to her room and sat down on her bed. She didn’t bother unpacking. She just stared out into space, not being able to forget what Brick said about them losing time. She just wish she could remember what happened.

So she sat there in a sort of trance as Butch sat down next to her. She jumped as he put his arms around her.

“Hey, baby, what’s going on?”

She looked over and saw that it was Butch. She put her head on his shoulder with her hand on his chest. “I was just thinking about what Brick told us.”

“About losing a day,” he said. She looked into his eyes. There was a sadness about her. “Don’t think about that now.” He put his hands on either side of her face and kissed her. She put her arms around his neck as he held her close. He lower her onto the bed, stroking her hair. “Let me stay with you tonight.”

“You don’t have to,” she said and lifted herself up again.

“And why not?” he asked and started to kiss her neck. “Now that I have you I don’t want to let you go.” She moaned softly. “You’re the only thing that matters to me.”